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After taking on TikTok, Chingari founders are now fighting Clubhouse with a new audio social media app
- The app called fireside will offer a platform for users to hold conversations.
- Fireside, which is already live, has also introduced a covid voice helpline, for people to communicate with each other and amplify SOS requests.
- It works as an audio social media app, much like
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On Tuesday, the founders announced a new app – an audio social media app, much like Clubhouse or Twitter Spaces. The app called fireside will offer a platform for users to hold conversations.
"The pandemic has imbued uncertainty and isolation, leaving people craving for human interaction. fireside enables users to listen to the voice of their loved ones by bridging emotional gaps, leaving them emotionally touched and connected. With a keen focus on building rich communities, fireside aims to cater to the Indian market with clubs and groups that are tailored to suit local needs and sensibilities,” said Sumit Ghosh, chief executive officer and co-founder of fireside.
And as with Chingari, the founders are looking to create a ‘localized’ experience with fireside as well. “To mirror the diversity of the country like ours, there needs to be an egalitarian social platform that is inclusive of folks who can barely read and write. With fireside, even those who are minimally literate, can open their ideas up for the world to hear,” said Aditya Kothari, co-founder of fireside.
The app, which is already live, has also introduced a covid voice helpline, for people to communicate with each other and amplify SOS requests.
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Blueprint, a Stratasys-owned additive manufacturing consultancy, has launched a first-of-its-kind technology enablement program, "Think Additively," to help businesses more holistically embrace additive manufacturing throughout their organizations.
The program is meant to go beyond technical Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) training to help companies achieve larger transformation goals, such as creating innovation engines, accelerating go-to-market and improving manufacturing efficiency.
In a recent Blueprint study, 85 percent of companies ranked knowledge as their biggest barrier to driving greater adoption of additive manufacturing across their organizations.
"Transforming manufacturing is more than buying a 3D printer, and thinking additively is more than Design for Additive Manufacturing," said Kunal Mehta, head of consulting at Blueprint. "Achieving strategic benefits like streamlined global supply chains or an improved new product development process requires communication across the organization, and communication requires a shared language. Whether an organization is early in additive adoption or mature, it is our aim to provide the knowledge and the language to achieve these transformational benefits."
The Think Additively program includes on-site courses, individualized coaching, and additive accelerator workshops. The program takes clients through a tailored, multi-step journey via four components:
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Indian private sector bank, ICICI, and telecommunications provider, Vodafone, have announced the launch of a new mobile payments service in India called ‘m-pesa’. The new product comprises of a mobile money account and a Mobile Wallet (view press release).
The new service will be launched in the eastern regions including Kolkata, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand initially before being phased out nationwide. ‘M-pesa’ will allow customers to utilise a number of services which includes making cash deposits and withdrawals at selected outlets, transferring money to any mobile throughout India and purchasing mobile recharge, recharge of DTH services and utility bill payments.
Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director& CEO, ICICI Bank said: “ICICI Bank has been at the forefront of leveraging technology in banking and has revolutionised the way Indian customers carry out their banking transactions. We have now launched ‘mpesaTM’, a unique and innovative offering which will allow us to provide basic banking services to millions of customers spread across the country. This will help us reach out to segments that currently do not have access to banking services, towards our objective of achieving greater financial inclusion.”
Vodafone India’s managing director and CEO Marten Pieters said: “Vodafone ‘mpesaTM’ is offering millions of people basic financial services, beyond the reach of traditional banking. We are really proud to announce the strategic partnership with ICICI Bank and launch this first-of-its-kind offering with ICICI to provide mobile payments. This offering has been customised to serve the Indian customer in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.”


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Apple might have hurled legions of high-priced patent attorneys directly at Samsung’s product portfolio, but all that legal fervor hasn’t stopped Samsung’s Galaxy S III from seizing the title of world’s bestselling smartphone model, according to new data from Strategy Analytics.
“Samsung’s Galaxy S3 smartphone model shipped 18.0 million units worldwide during the third quarter of 2012,” Neil Shah, senior analyst at Strategy Analytics, wrote in a Nov. 8 statement accompanying the data. “The Galaxy S3 captured an impressive 11 percent share of all smartphones shipped globally and it has become the world’s best-selling smartphone model for the first time ever.”
But Strategy Analytics suggests Samsung’s crown could be temporary. “The Apple iPhone 5 has gotten off to a solid start already with an estimated 6.0 million units shipped globally during Q3 2012,” wrote Neil Mawston, the firm’s executive director. “We expect the new iPhone 5 to out-ship Samsung’s Galaxy S3 in the coming fourth quarter of 2012 and Apple should soon reclaim the title of the world’s most popular smartphone model.”
Even if the iPhone 5 retakes the top slot on Strategy Analytics’ list, however, Android remains a growing threat to Apple’s strategy in the smartphone space. Research firm IDC recently estimated that Android accounted for 75 percent of the 181.1 million smartphone shipped in the third quarter of 2012. Samsung has become one of the top vendors of Android mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets.
IDC estimated Apple’s grip on the smartphone market at 14.9 percent, well behind Android but safely ahead of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry franchise (at 4.3 percent) and Microsoft’s smartphone platforms at 2.0 percent.
“Android has been one of the primary growth engines of the smartphone market since it was launched in 2008,” Ramon Llamas, research manager of mobile phones at IDC, wrote in a statement accompanying the firm’s data. “In every year since then, Android has effectively outpaced the market and taken market share from the competition. In addition, the combination of smartphone vendors, mobile operators, and end-users who have embraced Android has driven shipment volumes higher.”
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The new product, Listerine PocketPaks, will reach stores in Summer, backed by print, TV, sampling, couponing and direct marketing efforts. Warner-Lambert has budgeted $39 million in media spending for PocketPaks over its first 12 months, including a $20 million kickoff effort that is expected to break Sept. 14 and last through the fourth quarter.
J. Walter Thompson USA, New York, agency for the Listerine brand, will handle the launch.
The marketer also plans to distribute 50 million samples of the strips during the first 12 months after the launch. Samples will be attached to bottles of Lubriderm skin lotion and Listerine mouthwash and also will be distributed via direct mail and dental offices.
According to trade materials, the ads will make an appeal based on Listerine's positioning as germ-killing oral care, not simply a breath freshener. JWT is still working out details on the campaign, but sales materials tout the product as "Good news for mouths, bad news for germs," and the tagline "A new state of mouth."
Warner-Lambert executives could not be reached at press time.
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PocketPaks are thin, alcohol- and sugar-free strips that dissolve on the tongue and deliver the same germ-killing ingredients as in Listerine mouthwash. Warner-Lambert claims the strips fight odor-causing bacteria for up to an hour and will control bad breath for up to 90 minutes. Prices will range from $1.49 for a 16-count package to $3.99 for a package of three 24-count dispensers.
Listerine, which single-handedly made halitosis a dreaded condition in a 1923 advertising campaign, leads the $679.3 million mouthwash segment with 43.3% of the market, according to Information Resources Inc.
The 120-year-old brand has extended its offerings in recent years, with new flavors such as Cool Mint and Fresh Burst and products such as tartar control mouthwash and Listerine Cool Mint toothpaste and gel.
But the mouthwash market has grown only 1.8%, from $667.5 million in annual sales in 1995, while the market for oral care gums rose from $117.3 million in 1998-when Church & Dwight extended its baking-soda toothpaste with Arm & Hammer Dental Care gum-to $168.4 million in 1999.
Rival oral care brands also are exploring the market. SmithKline Beecham this spring plans to extend its Aquafresh line into gums, and Procter & Gamble Co. is testing an oral care gum under its Crest brand.


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In a public service announcement on June 14, 2016, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) gave an update on the cyberscams attacking businesses, known as the Business Email Compromise (BEC). According to the FBI, there has been a 1,300% increase in identified exposed losses since January 2015. In addition, this scam has led to $3.1
At the beginning of October, reports began to surface that Indian police had raided a series of call centers, arrested at least 70 individuals and were questioning hundreds. According to The Associated Press, the chargers were extortion, impersonation and information technology crimes. And the target? Americans. Employees at the call center allegedly sent out thousands
Synthetic pot may not sound harmful, but it is. A case study outlined by G2 last year highlighted a food ingredients company laundered for a spice drug syndicate. The psychoactive substance, also known as synthetic marijuana, potpourri, herbal incense and K2 continues to gain popularity. This year alone, spice has captured widespread media attention, following mass overdoses
Gun merchant accounts are in high demand, which means that merchant account providers should be lining up, right? Wrong! Gun merchants accounts are hard to find right now, thanks to rampant federal regulations and state regulations on gun sales. Whether in a store or online, gun and ammo sales are under scrutiny, but since they
Selling on eBay is great, but one of the biggest issues comes from accepting payments. While some of us can get away with using PayPal for a few purchases a year, others cannot. If you sell as a professional on eBay, you should consider an eBay merchant account – that doesn’t involve PayPal at all.
New to the mobile payment world is the Ingenico ROAM suite of mobile applications. These include ROAMpay and ROAMbuy, which help sales agents, mobile workforce professionals, and merchants reach and service consumers on their own mobile phones. This is great, right? Of course! What better way to get new customers but through a mobile app.
While e-tailers are still doing business, some are finding that their business is slowing thanks to higher card fees and new industry regulations. While this is true for some, it should not decrease your business. There are many ways to keep your e-commerce business booming – namely an e-commerce merchant account. We all know that
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China and the United States returned on Thursday (Wednesday, Washington time) to hold a conversation on trade issues, the third in the past two weeks, China’s Ministry of Commerce said.
Through a brief statement published on its website, the ministry said that the head of Commerce, Wang Wentao, held a telephone conversation with his American counterpart, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.
In it, “they exchanged views in a sincere and pragmatic manner on common concerns in the field of trade between China and the United States,” the text indicated.
“Both sides,” the statement added, “declared that dialogue and exchanges in the field of business between China and the United States are very important,” and agreed to promote the healthy development of pragmatic cooperation in trade and investment.
The text of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce indicated that both Wang and Raimondo agreed on the need to continue in contact.
This is the third time in the space of two weeks that Beijing and Washington have reportedly held talks on trade matters, after the virtual meeting between the Chinese chief negotiator and one of the four Chinese vice prime ministers, Liu He, with the US Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, on June 2 (Beijing time), and Liu’s meeting with the US Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, on May 27.
The latter was the first occasion – since Biden’s accession to the Presidency – on which Beijing and Washington officially addressed their trade relations, stalled since March 2018 because of the trade war.
Last March, Tai advanced that Washington did not foresee lifting in the short term the tariffs imposed on Chinese products during the Trump administration.
The United States had then imposed tariffs on about $370 billion worth of Chinese products annually, around three-quarters of the Asian country’s exports, to which Beijing responded with its own measures against American exports.
The relationship between the two countries began to deteriorate in March 2018, with the start of the trade war and the consequent exchange of tariff impositions, and then drifted into clashes at the diplomatic and technological levels, among others.


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Many CPG brands have become iconic through the twin marketing pillars of TV advertising and in-store shopper marketing. The latter includes shelf positioning, aisle displays and end-caps, among other strategies. But linear television is steadily eroding, and access to prime shelf space is squeezing traditional brand staples, The Wall Street Journal reports. Whereas heavy-hitter brands have traditionally paid for the the best shelf space, grocers such as Walmart and Kroger now take a more data-driven approach, taking in footfall and video-tracking data to create metrics for brands they carry. A product that’s often added to a cart first (it’s the item they’re there to buy) and is then part of larger transactions might get favorable shelf space, instead of defaulting to “category captains” such as Kellogg’s, Kraft Heinz and General Mills. A brand with a fraction of the sales of a category captain could also unseat the incumbent brand if it’s growing faster. “It used to be more of a personal relationship,” one Kroger exec said about retail trade marketing deals. “It’s become cold, hard facts that make decisions.” More.
Apple may allow third-party web browsers and mail apps to be set as iPhone defaults instead of Apple’s own Safari and Mail apps, Bloomberg reports. The discussion is in the early stages and may not move forward, according to the story, but if Apple did let users replace the browser and email app, it would mark an important change for the iOS ecosystem. Even if someone uses Chrome and Gmail on an iPhone, when they click a link from an email or text, they’re taken to Safari. If someone taps an email address, it opens a new message in Apple Mail, with no option to default to a different app. The big winner in this scenario would probably be Google. More.
UK Data In Focus Post-Brexit
Google will transfer its data storage on British citizens to the United States – and out of the control of EU regulators – in response to Brexit, sources tell Reuters. Google is moving the UK data out of EU jurisdiction in Ireland, where it has its European headquarters, as Britain decides whether it will continue to enforce GDPR. Ireland has one of the strictest approaches to data privacy, and British authorities will be more easily able to access data for criminal investigations if it’s stored in the United States. But it’s still unclear which way the British government will land on GDPR. “There’s a bunch of noise about the UK government possibly trading away enough data protection to lose adequacy under GDPR, at which point having them in Google Ireland’s scope sounds super-messy,” said Lea Kissner, Google’s former lead for global privacy technology. More.
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- Netflix, Amazon To Present At Cannes Lions – Adweek
- SmartBug Media Raises Investment From America Discovery Capital – release
- Why Bloomberg Could Emerge As Big Tech’s Favorite – FastCo
- TikTok Owner’s Plan: Be More Than Just TikTok – WSJ


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As part of what it calls "a second spring of cleaning," Google has announced that it will be shutting down Google Reader along with a few other services. Great, my third most used Google service (the first and second being Search and Gmail, respectively) is set to be — what's the word I'm looking for? — sunsetted. Just great. Apparently, the popular RSS feed reader's user base has diminished to such a point that maintaining it wouldn't be feasible anymore. Google writes in its official blog:
We launched Google Reader in 2005 in an effort to make it easy for people to discover and keep tabs on their favorite websites. While the product has a loyal following, over the years usage has declined. So, on July 1, 2013, we will retire Google Reader. Users and developers interested in RSS alternatives can export their data, including their subscriptions, with Google Takeout over the course of the next four months.Google Reader is integrated in numerous third-party products and services. A great deal of these are implemented on iOS. Indeed, RSS reader apps in general and Google Reader apps in particular have all but become synonymous on iOS. My RSS reader/Google Reader app of choice happens to be the excellent Reeder app. Truth be told, my first thought after learning about Google Reader's upcoming closure was, "OMG, what will happen to Reeder?" Thankfully, Reeder is going nowhere other than forward, as suggested by the following reassuring words posted on the app's official Twitter account:
While I'm saddened at Google Reader's imminent ride into the sunset, I'm looking forward to the solutions that would be arrived at by developers, for iOS or otherwise. Click here to see the full list of services included in Google's latest round of spring cleaning. Note that the list mentions the desktop version of Snapseed, which Google acquired last year. Unfortunately, Snapseed Desktop for Mac and Windows is no longer going to be sold or updated by Google as of today. However, Snapseed for iOS and Android will remain available.
Don't worry, Reeder won't die with Google Reader.— Reeder (@reederapp) March 14, 2013
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During WWDC, Apple did something they never ever do and that was give a sneak peak at a product they haven’t released. High end professionals have been asking for an update of the Mac Pro for years and Apple has remained silent until the end of last year when Tim Cook responded to an email saying that a new Mac Pro would be coming late in 2013.
Apple did what only Apple can do and set out to reinvent the pro desktop. The new Mac Pro is an incredible 25,5 cm tall and 1/8 the size of the current Mac Pro. Apple didn’t mention exact technical specifications and has said that the information they have published is subject to change.
Apple didn’t give a time frame for the release of the Mac Pro but our guess is that it will be released in October or November. South African will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on the new Mac Pro as new products generally take about 2 months to reach South Africa and in some cases like the iMac there is still a delay.
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Watch out George, Mummy loves colouring in too! Prince William tells mindfulness artist Johanna Basford that Kate is a fan of her books
- Illustrator Johanna Basford received her OBE at Buckingham Palace today
- Prince William told artist Kate loved colouring in her Secret Garden book
- Colour therapy has become a hugely popular mindfulness pursuit
- Scot Basford, 33, said the palace would inspire her latest book
Mindfulness artist Johanna Basford today learned she had a very regal fan; after Prince William told the Scottish illustrator the Duchess of Cambridge loves colouring-in books.
Basford, 33, attended an investiture at Buckingham Palace this afternoon, picking up the accolade for services to art and entrepreneurship.
The Duke of Cambridge told the artist, who's colouring-in books for grown-ups have been global best-sellers, that Kate loved to colour away her cares.
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An OBE and a royal fan of her work! Artist Johanna Basford, pictured with husband James Watt, co-Founder of BrewDog, picks up her award for arts and entrepreneurship at an investiture this afternoon
Colouring Kate: Basford was told by Prince William at the investiture that his wife was a huge fan of her best-selling colour therapy book Secret Garden
Grown ups can colour too: Basford's books have become best-sellers with their intricate designs that are used to help people switch off and be mindful
Ms Basford, who lives in Ellon in Scotland, told the Press Association: 'I think we've just seen the colouring community flourish.
And Prince William actually said that his wife likes to colour in the Secret Garden, which was really sweet.'
Secret Garden was Ms Basford's first book and has sold more than one million copies.
Adult colouring books have become increasingly popular in recent times, with the craze - referred to as 'colour therapy' - capturing the imagination of those looking for a more gentle distraction from the stresses of the modern world and technology.
Reflecting on the popularity of her work, Basford added: 'I think people are just craving a digital detox.'
In an unusual event, Ms Basford was joined at the investiture ceremony by her husband James Watt, co-owner of BrewDog, who was also picking up an honour - an MBE for services to the brewing industry.
I'll draw you! Kate Basford chats to Prince William as she receives her OBE at Buckingham Palace
Power couple: Basford's husband James Watt received his own award today, picking up an MBE at the palace at the same time as his wife
Basford's books have sold millions of copies worldwide and been translated into more than 15 different languages
Basford's work has attracted the attention of companies around the globe
Perfect for a duchess? Basford told the Press Association that her visit to the palace would inspire her current project
Ms Blasford, joking about Kate and William's potential interests, said: 'So, maybe she's a fan of my work and he's a fan of my husband's.'
The artist said her trip to the palace will inspire her current book: 'I'm working on a new book just now and it's set in a castle, funnily enough, so I will definitely try to remember everything.
'I'm sure little snippets of today will feature in the book.
Of the palace, she said: 'I love all the really ornate picture frames and all the beautiful sculptures, and the candelabras are just stunning.'
Basford started drawing the illustrations as a way to relax in 2013.
Now, her hand-drawn work have also been used by numerous brands, including Absolut Vodka, Sony, Nike, Smart Car and Tate Modern.
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Officials: Dartmouth needs to be creative to grow
DARTMOUTH — How do you see Dartmouth's future — as a 1950's seaside town or with large buildings along State Road?
Opinions vary but one thing is clear, town officials want a vision to grow the town's revenues because current projections don't look good.
"The town, in the last 10 years, has had some notable success in new growth," said Town Administrator David Cressman at a joint meeting of the Select Board, Planning Board and Finance Committee Monday at Town Hall. "But if we are to be responsible in fiscal planning, we have to plan for the future."
Dartmouth is a well-run town that has seen steady growth but as town officials have repeatedly stated, that luck is about to run out.
Projected new growth in fiscal 2016 is expected to bring in slightly more than $996,000, over $494,000 in 2017 and more than $292,000 in 2018, conservatively speaking. But that would be the lowest growth the town has seen in 10 years. Moreover, state aid in recent years has not been keeping up with town and school spending, officials said.
"In three fiscal crises, I am yet to see a government and a legislature do anything other than cut local budgets," Cressman said.
The town has peaked and now leads the state in solar development; there are no major retail or healthcare projects in the pipeline other that those already underway, and there are some large empty retail spaces that the town must find new use for, so it's time to get creative, officials said.
When there aren't any big projects in the works, the town takes a double hit because those developments bring in new taxes and fees from permits and licenses, said Frank Gracie, Select Board member.
"We still have a structural problem because our expenses are higher than our revenues. Our only other option is to figure out how to cut expenses," he said.
"We have to be an incubator and provide a showcase for homemade products," said Shawn McDonald, Select Board chairman, who suggested capitalizing on the town's successful agricultural background. He also said he hoped the town can acquire the prime property owned by the Holy Cross order on Tucker Road before developers cash in on it.
Select Board member Stanley Mickelson said the retail business is not what it used to be so it's time to attract smart development and young entrepreneurs.
David Tatelbaum, chairman of the Finance Committee, suggested creating study committees to discuss options for future revenue and growth. The boards voted to create two committees, one to discuss retail reuse and another to discuss strategies with UMass Dartmouth. Interested residents are welcome to send applications to the Select Board. Details will be posted online soon, officials said.
"Town government has to start thinking out of the town government box," said McDonald. "We don't know where we are headed but at least we are starting to do something about it. The study committees will give us an idea."


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The Circular Economy Task Force’s analysis has found that the root causes of future insecurity of resources lie substantially in environmental problems: water scarcity, rising extraction costs for fossil fuels and limited land availability.
These increasingly constrain supply at a time when demand is growing. Greater visibility of globalised supply chains, alongside rising public concern about environmental damage, is only compounding these pressures.
Secondary supplies have much lower exposure to environmental risks, but these sources are currently lost to the economy because products aren’t designed for recovery and businesses aren’t incentivised to co-operate in recovery and reuse.
To address this problem, the Task Force proposes a new focus for the government’s industrial strategy. It needs to de-risk collaboration, set agreed sector-wide goals for recovery and stimulate businesses to adopt new, resource efficient business models. In addition, government should set design requirements to make products and materials easier to recover.
The governments of China, Japan, and Germany are all acting to secure resources for their industries. The Task Force will work this year to elaborate how government action can reduce risks for the UK.
Businesses can act ahead of government – indeed, many already are. Businesses can use long-term contracts and joint ventures to align supply chains and secure resources. If delivered at sufficient scale, resource recovery is usually cheaper than primary extraction. Looking forward, the Task Force will seek to identify the right scale for circular systems, to help businesses build the infrastructure needed to maximise the benefit of greater resource recovery.
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Adfenix is pleased to announce a new partnership with Seven Gables Real Estate, a luxury brokerage based in California, USA.
GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, March 22, 2022
We are pleased to announce a new partnership with California-based luxury brokerage, Seven Gables Real Estate.
Founded in 1976 in Orange County, Seven Gables has earned itself a reputation as a top-tier brokerage with a deep commitment to the local community, even crafting its own 7 Core Values that all their agents hold close to heart. The company’s stance on excellence and 45 years of experience have propelled Seven Gables Real Estate to broaden their international reach, with professional digital marketing services that place customers as utmost priority.
Rowland Turton, Adfenix US Director, has been working closely with Seven Gables CEO, Mike Hickman, in discussions regarding the partnership.
“It’s exciting to partner up with Seven Gables Real Estate, a team as diverse as it is committed to representing their customers with the highest levels of service. Their legacy only goes from strength to strength as they tackle modern agents and customer needs with the latest in digital marketing solutions.”
Seven Gables CEO Mike Hickman says,
“We look forward to working with the Adfenix team as we continue to expand and solidify the full suite of professional marketing services that, for decades, our customers have recognized us for. We feel confident that the Adfenix AI-powered platform will further equip our elite team of agents with digital-first tools to continue serving our esteemed clientele.”
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Our Boost suite of social media marketing products uses sophisticated AI technology to identify interested buyers and sellers on social media and directs them straight to listings and agent profile pages on the agent's website, bypassing portals. Used by thousands of agents around the world, it has so far advertised over 1 million properties. And counting...
With the 2020 launch of Engage, Adfenix is positioned to become the single most effective marketing solution to put estate agents back at the centre of the customer journey.
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. President and CEO Carlos Ghosn today announced the appointment of Philippe Klein from September 15, 2014, as chief planning officer and a member of the company's Executive Committee following approval by the company's Board of Directors.
Nissan North America is shifting into high gear for the upcoming International Z® Car Convention being held from August 5 to 9. In celebration of the company’s sports car heritage, Z® car owners and enthusiasts will display nearly 300 Nissan sports cars dating back to the early 1970s during the event. During the 27th annual convention, Nissan is offering a few limited tours of its design center in La Jolla, Calif., to give Z owners an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look into how iconic vehicles like the Nissan 370Z are born.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. shareholders today confirmed support for the company's CEO and board of directors with near-unanimous approval of management's three proposals during the 115th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. President and CEO Carlos Ghosn and Chief Competitive Officer (CCO) Hiroto Saikawa reviewed the company's performance during the past fiscal year and the outlook for the year ahead.
Less than one year since its introduction, NissanConnect℠ with Mobile Apps has rapidly gained attention in the telematics world. Earlier this week, Telematics Detroit, the world’s largest forum dedicated to the future of connected auto mobility, named NissanConnect℠ with Mobile Apps the 2013/2014 Industry Newcomer Award winner.
There are 148 Nissan cars in the Gran Turismo franchise – more than any other automaker. Each car – from the Skyline Sport Coupe and Fairlady Z to the GT-R NISMO GT3 – represents a chapter of Nissan's story. On June 10 we open the next chapter.
Nissan’s Andrew Tavi, vice president, Legal and Government Affairs, Secretary and General Counsel, was named to Nashville Business Journal’s 2014 Best of the Bar, a list of Nashville’s best in the legal profession.


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The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority approved the purchase of Motorola equipment at its March public meeting, including radios, batteries, chargers and related hardware under the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s cooperative purchase program.
Chief Commercial Officer John Moseley presents to AAPA group.
Port Houston welcomed nearly 30 industry professionals at the American Association of Port Authorities Business Development Workshop April 3.
Port Houston Commission Chairman Ric Campo recognized the efforts of those responding to the ITC tank fire on the Houston Ship Channel that impacted the channel and surrounding neighboring communities.
Dean E. Corgey has been reappointed to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority in February by the Houston City Council. He serves on the port’s Pension and Benefits Committee.
Texas ports play a crucial role in the state’s economy, creating nearly 1.4 million jobs and a total of over $68 billion in federal, state and local tax revenue in the U.S., and about $7 billion of state and local taxes are supported in the state of Texas.
When a small camera-equipped drone fell out of the sky trailing smoke over Port Houston’s Turning Basin Terminal recently, it raised some serious security concerns.
More than 200 participants from 13 Houston-area public safety agencies and 20 industry partners participated in a federally sponsored emergency management exercise Dec. 4 and 5.
Recent safety initiatives put in place at Port Houston are aimed at ensuring a healthy and safe work environment for employees, tenants and visitors alike.
More than 150 local small business representatives attended the port’s Small Business Capital Improvement Projects and Subcontracting Opportunities Forum Feb. 6. Port Houston’s small business development program was created to provide opportunities for local small businesses to participate in contracting and procurement at the port.


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January 9, 2022
Amazon has historically been a growth machine, compounding its sales at an astonishing 24% each year over the last decade.
2023 is shaping up to be different.
eCommerce leaders face the prospect of much slower growth in the year ahead driven by a combination of reduced consumer demand across retail, greater competition, and a focus on profitability.
The following essay analyzes the magnitude and implications of this slowdown in three sections, enabling leaders to form a data-driven opinion on Amazon’s growth potential looking forward.
- Early read on 4Q22 performance on Amazon
- Analyzing Amazon’s 2023 growth outlook (Stratably+ members only)
- Amazon’s growth relative to peers (Stratably+ members only)
Signs of slowing are everywhere.
Amazon’s slowing revenue growth isn’t a company-specific issue. The broader economy has slowed as the consumer reacts to decades-high inflation, along with a reversion to spending on experiences and services following the pandemic.
Yet, Amazon’s deceleration is notable given its history of rapid growth.
Since 2017, Amazon has compounded gross merchandise volume (GMV) flowing through its platform at 21% each year, going from $250B to $640B.
Compare this to investor forecasts for GMV growth of 7% in 2023, and it’s clear why retail leaders hungry for growth have become more nervous.
Feeding this anxiety are near daily headlines on Amazon slowing.
Investors have also cut their outlooks, which is one of the best quantitative ways to illustrate worsening expectations of future growth. In analyzing Amazon 1P, 3P and Advertising business segment projections, 2023 estimates are now 16-19% lower than what we expected this time a year ago.
1P consumer brands might also be experiencing this in real time. Several agencies and consumer brands, unprompted, have highlighted purchase order reductions as the primary issue confronting their Amazon business.
This was category agnostic too. Discretionary categories have experienced this for several quarters now, but even FMCG ordering and inventory are on the decline at Amazon, according to our recent research.
Brands are trying to determine if this new level of POs will be structurally lower or just temporary. Our sense is that Amazon is attempting to run leaner inventory levels as its focus has shifted to profitability. However, there will likely be a period where Amazon is learning how to balance new profit goals with maintaining in-stocks. Brands can therefore expect more volatility in the quarters ahead as this learning process unfolds.
How did 4Q22 trend for Amazon?
Amazon is set to report results in a few weeks, providing crystal clarity to how it performed during the holiday quarter.
In the meantime, we benchmarked 51 consumer brands, aggregators, accelerators, and agencies to see how the quarter performed versus their expectations.
The results are slightly negative.
A net 4.5% of consumer brands report their sales results were worse than expected.
Investors are noticing this. In the last three months, they have cut their outlook across Amazon’s business segments for the fourth quarter.
- 1P sales forecast cut by 8%
- 3P sales forecast cut by 6%
- Ad sales forecast cut by 4%
That translates to a GMV reduction of ~$14B in 4Q.
As Bezos suggested in October, “…batten down the hatches”.
Based on estimates today, Amazon’s fourth quarter is likely to see the lowest Q/Q growth in its history, despite it holding the PEAS event in October.
We can’t do anything about 4Q at this point. But combining these datapoints means brands that got through with decent results this past quarter should be applauding the outcome.
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In a move that has reverberated throughout the retail sector, Nike’s iconic Portland factory store has permanently shut its doors. This decision, a year after its initial closure, underscores the escalating challenges retailers face due to theft.
Historical Significance of Nike’s Presence in Portland
Nike’s Portland store, a cornerstone of the city since 1984, initially signaled a temporary closure in October 2022. However, the doors never reopened. Reports from the period painted a grim picture: thieves brazenly exiting with armfuls of merchandise, unchallenged and undeterred. By February, Nike officials had communicated the underlying reasons to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, highlighting “deteriorating public safety conditions and a sharp rise in retail theft.” Despite Nike’s offer to fund off-duty police officers for security, the city couldn’t provide the necessary support.
Community Reaction and Economic Impact
The Soul District Business Association (SDBA) labeled Nike’s exit as “a significant economic blow.” John Washington, the SDBA director, encapsulated the community’s sentiment, emphasizing the lingering hope that had endured despite the pandemic’s challenges and societal unrest.
Broader Retail Challenges: The Surge in Theft
But this isn’t just about Nike. The retail landscape at large grapples with a surge in theft. The National Retail Federation’s 2022 security report revealed a staggering $100 billion loss to the retail sector due to theft.
Inflation has been identified as a significant trigger for the rise in shoplifting. As living costs soar, some resort to theft, especially amidst challenging economic conditions. Even with inflation showing signs of abating, U.S. prices persistently rise, potentially fueling the theft problem.
Organized Retail Crime:
Beyond individual shoplifting, organized retail crime poses a formidable threat. These aren’t isolated incidents but coordinated efforts, often involving extensive networks.
Impact on Consumers and Retailers:
The ripple effects of widespread retail theft are profound. Retailers bear financial losses, often passing these costs to consumers through elevated prices. The ensuing disruption mars the customer experience, potentially diminishing trust and foot traffic in physical stores.
Retailers, in response, are bolstering prevention methods. Many are amplifying their internal payroll to mitigate risks associated with retail crime and enhancing security measures to deter theft.
The surge in retail theft transcends mere retail challenges, mirroring broader societal issues. Economic disparities, limited access to essential resources, and other systemic challenges can amplify theft. A holistic approach, considering these foundational factors, may be essential to address retail theft.
Nike’s Portland closure is a poignant reflection of the broader challenges besieging the American retail landscape. As theft remains a persistent menace and foot traffic wanes, the industry stands at a crossroads, necessitating innovation and adaptability to traverse this challenging terrain.


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EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WXIN) — Around 4.7 million Fisher-Price baby seats are being recalled again after they were linked to more than 100 infants’ deaths.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall involves all Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleepers. The inclined baby seats were initially recalled in 2019 after reports of more than 30 infants dying. Since the original recall, more than 70 additional deaths have been reported, including eight that reportedly happened after the recall announcement.
Infants using the sleepers can roll from their back to their stomach or side while unrestrained or under other circumstances, according to the CPSC. The American Academy of Pediatrics called the product “dangerous” after a Consumer Reports investigation linked the product to 32 infant deaths since 2011.
The sleepers were sold at major stores nationwide, including Walmart, Target and online from September 2009 through April 2019. The CPSC reminds people that it is illegal to sell or distribute the recalled sleepers.
Anyone with the recalled sleeper should immediately stop using it and contact Fisher-Price for a refund or voucher.
Anyone with questions can contact Fisher-Price online at Rock ‘n Play recall or www.mattel.com and click on “Recall & Safety” or toll-free at 866-812-6518 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday for more information.


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Platinum Supply and Demand
By GCRU Gold News on Tuesday, March 17 2015, 05:52 - Permalink
The platinum supply and demand dynamic is currently in deficit.
Like silver, platinum demand is up and supply is down – yet the price has been falling.
Rarer than gold with growing industrial demand, platinum has been trading below the price of gold all year.


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Macon Area Habitat for Humanity celebrates Habitat Week
It's Habitat Week, a time to promote home ownership and the need for affordable housing.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It’s Habitat Week, a time to promote home ownership and the need for affordable housing.
Macon Area Habitat for Humanity celebrated the week Monday with World Habitat Day and held a Blitz Build Dedication on Tuesday.
Wednesday, the Habitat ReStore hosted a 20% off sale on furniture and appliances. The sale was supposed to last one day, but because of all the rain, it’s now extended through Saturday.
We spoke with Ivey Hall, Executive Director for Macon Area Habitat for Humanity, about extending the sale.
“We hope that will give more shoppers an opportunity to come by the store when they feel safe and comfortable getting out in this weather,” Hall said. “Hopefully by Saturday, all the rain will be gone, and we’ll be ready for lots of shoppers to come see us.”
The ReStore is located at 690 Holt Avenue in Macon. It’s open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. On Saturday, it’s open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sales from the ReStore help fund Habitat’s mission.
Habitat will dedicate three new homes in Lynmore Estates Thursday at 9 a.m. and will host a Home Court Pickleball Tournament at the Tattnall Square Tennis and Pickleball Center on Friday.


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Self-driving cars use cameras, radar, and lidar to avoid crashing into things, but Chinese tech company Huawei claims to have simplified things. The image-recognition on its new Mate 10 Pro AI smartphone is so good that a car can use it to navigate autonomously.
Huawei's RoadReader, which is being demoed at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week,turned a Huawei's Mate 10 phone's object-recognition AI into the eyes of a modified Porsche Panamera to navigate without a driver.
The image-recognition software was originally developed to improve phone cameras, but Huawei claims its ability to identify thousands of specific objects allows a car to automatically detect obstacles and avoid them.
The project has been on for a mere five weeks. Huawei's promotional video oddly how AI in mobile devices can work to avoid an actual dog in the middle of a road and how powerful enough to handle autonomous vehicles.
Most self-driving cars rely on the computing power of whatever chip automakers put in their vehicles from “third-party technology providers” to process everything the radars and sensors see. But Huawei doesn’t believe you need that.They think you can do so with their “AI-powered” smartphone, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
Would you let your phone drive your car?
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Using d poor dog for testing
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Ai can't be used in Nigeria, not yet. Not until our road markings are able to last (not get wiped off by flood), and when our potholes have been reduced to at least 90%.
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Hyundai Motor plans on launching a revamped version of its flagship Sonata sedan in 2014. This is the first upgrade in over four years, as the company fears on increased foreign competition in its home market. As the world's fifth-largest auto company, Hyundai has only one new model planned for an international launch this current year. Sonata is Hyundai's top-selling model in the US and brought the company record sales and market shares last year. However, Hyundai's domestic car sales are gradually coming under pressure following free trade deals with Europe and the US. Fortunately, CEO Kim Choong-ho announced to Reuters that the revamped version of the Genesis would be introduced in late 2013, bringing us into a more closely anticipating event. Golden Networking, the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and professionals, to experience what is new and next, is looking to establish a base in South Korea with its upcoming The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Seoul: How High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX, March 28, led by Mr. Edgar Perez, author of The Speed Traders: An Insider's Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That Is Transforming the Investing World. The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Seoul will reveal how high-frequency trading players are succeeding in the global markets and driving the development of algorithmic trading at breakneck speeds from the U.S. and Europe to India, Singapore and Brazil. The Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Seoul kicks off a series of presentations in the world's most important financial centers: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 12; Doha, Qatar, April 18; Warsaw, Poland, May 11; Kiev, Ukraine, May 18; Singapore, May 26; Beijing, China, May 30; Shanghai, China, June 6; Jakarta, Indonesia, June 13; Mexico City, Mexico, July 27; Hong Kong, August 4, and Moscow, Russia, August 10.
Mr. Perez is one of the great business networkers and motivators on the lecture circuit; he is available worldwide for the following speaking engagements: Present and Future of High-Frequency Trading, The Real Story behind the "Flash Crash", Networking for Financial Executives, and Business Networking for Success.


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U.S. auto giant General Motors (GM) is expected to hit 5 million in cumulative electric vehicle sales by 2030, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.
Most of those sales will be in North America and China where GM does most of its business, Kallanish Energy reports.
It also has a strong business in South America.
GM sold its European brands in 2017 and exited that market, the research firm said.
The European Union is the second-largest EV market in the world, representing 25% of global EV sales by 2026, WoodMac reported.
Without sales in Europe, GM would need to win 30% of the U.S. market and 16% of the Chinese market to achieve its target of 1 million annual EV sales by 2026, the report said.
It currently has 4.5% and 6.7%, respectively, it said.
Also, about 17% of GM’s current sales are pickup trucks, a segment not expected to electrify as quickly as passenger cars, it said.
GM’s target would entail the company capturing 12% of the global EV market by 2026, and that will be challenging especially with its absence from Europe, it said.
The company has moved from plug-in hybrids to battery electric vehicles, it said.
The company has agreed to a joint venture with LG Chem for a battery manufacturing plant in the United States. Each company will contribute half of the $2.3 billion investment for the plant.
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Viz Media announced that they will partner with House Foods to release Doraemon branded tofu. Doraemon‘s mug will be featured on seven of House Food’s tofu brands through March 20, 2015.
In addition, House Foods will host a Chinese New Year contest, which will run from February 1, 2015 through March 15, 2015. Five winners will receive an Amazon Kindle, while 30 runners-up will win a Doraemon T-Shirt.
January 29, 2015
VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW OFFICIALLY LICENSED DORAEMON BRANDED TOFU FROM HOUSE FOODS CORPORATION
SoCal-Based Manufacturer Features Japan’s Beloved Gadget Cat From The Future On Special Tofu Products And Launches Nationwide Promotion With Special Sweepstakes
VIZ Media has announced that House Foods America Corporation is integrating Japan’s beloved cat-type robot character on the packaging of its tofu product line. VIZ Media is the North & Latin American master merchandise licensee for the celebrated anime property, overseeing the licensing and development of a range of products across a variety of consumer categories.
Specializing in Tofu manufacturing since 1983, Garden Grove, CA-based House Foods America Corporation provides an affordable, high quality and comprehensive range of fresh Tofu products. The House Foods DORAEMON campaign will be featured prominently across 7 of the company’s Premium Tofu brands running until March 20th, 2015, and the Doraemon character Premium Tofu will be available at top retailers nationwide. For more information about House Foods products, please visit www.house-foods.com.
A special Lunar Chinese New Year sweepstakes set to be promoted through the House Foods website (www.house-foods.com) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/housefoodsamerica) will run from February 1, 2015 through March 15, 2015. Consumers and DORAEMON fans are invited to enter to win the Grand Prize: one of five Amazon Kindles; thirty First Place winners will receive an official DORAEMON t-shirt.
House Foods Tofu brands featuring DORAEMON are currently posted in prominent outdoor billboards, bus wraps and subway advertisements running in New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The DORAEMON mascot character and House Foods DORAEMON Premium Tofu also will be featured during Japan Week, NYC, taking place at Grand Central Terminal Feb. 18th-20th. House Foods will be a featured exhibitor and will offer attendees DORAEMON Tofu samples and giveaways including colorful DOREMON stickers, keychains and magnets. More details on Japan Week NYC available at: http://japanweek.us/.
House Foods’ portfolio of tofu products includes: Organic Tofu, Premium Tofu, Bulk Tofu and Tofu Shirataki noodle substitute. Made exclusively with 100% U.S. grown soybeans, all products are non-GMO Project Verified and gluten-free certified.
DORAEMON is one of the most beloved character properties worldwide and started as a manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio in 1970. It later became a popular anime series and product franchise in Japan that continues to be a smash hit worldwide, especially in Asia. The comedy series depicts the adventures of Doraemon, a blue cat-type robot from the 22nd century, who travels back in time to help a boy named Noby using various secret gadgets procured from his Four-Dimensional Pocket. Episodes often offer lessons for young viewers about honesty, cooperation, courage, and respect.
DORAEMON marks its 45th Anniversary in 2015 and continues to be a major worldwide franchise with over $500 million in annual global retail sales and over 600 active licensees. Over 140 million copies of the manga have been published. DORAEMON also holds the largest box office attendance record in Japan of any movie franchise, toppling Godzilla, with 34 feature films released to-date and over 100 million tickets sold last year alone. The property’s first 3D feature film, Stand By Me Doraemon, was released in Japan last August. The Doraemon character is also Tokyo’s bid to act as its Special Ambassador for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Additional information on DORAEMON and other titles and properties available can be found here: http://www.viz.com/.


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Americold has officially opened a new addition to its Clearfield, Utah campus. The new building adds more than 9.5 million cuc ft of temperature-controlled warehouse space, bringing the total capacity of the campus to nearly 21 million cubic ft. Americold now claims to have over 50% of the markets temperature-controlled warehousing capacity in Northern Utah.
The new facility features technologies that eradicate the need for a large engine room and on-site ammonia storage, but still offers customers adjustable temperature zones down to -20°F along with refrigerated docks.
The Clearfield Campus is Americold’s gateway for distribution to the US West Coast. The operation is one of five designated National Consolidation Centers that form Americold’s coast-to-coast distribution network. Customers can deliver to any of Americold’s National Consolidation Center gateways, consolidate less-than-truckload volumes with other products for the same destinations, and benefit from scheduled deliveries to almost every food service provider and food retailer in the country.
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The long, much-delayed wait is over. Today RIM took the formal wraps off its new BB10 platform and the first two smartphones running the OS: the all-touch Z10 and the Q10 that will carry the much-loved RIM physical keyboard. RIM has learned at least one lesson from Apple: their launch event included details on launch dates, carrier availability, and pricing. My colleague Thomas Husson has offered a viewpoint on BB10 for product and marketing specialists here.
The good news: RIM's hardware and software rise to the level of their competition, and in some cases — such as the keyboard's prediction and multilingual support — far surpass it; the BB10 catalog of applications, while smaller by an order of magnitude than the selection available for Apple and Android devices, is large and covers a broad range of business and consumer experiences; the platform is designed for a BYOD world, providing support for work and personal identities with an easy-to-access approach (provided the enterprise chooses BES); and RIM has struck deals with a wide range of content providers to offer customers a selection of music, video, and news content.
Does it matter? Can RIM somehow remain relevant in their bare-knuckles market? At best, RIM's new products will allow it to stop the bleeding and hold its market share, and maybe even claw back a couple of points of market share. Our consumer data shows that, while more than half of US BlackBerry owners plan to get a new phone in the next year, fewer than two in five of them say it will be another BlackBerry. RIM's hope is that these new devices will bring those future defectors — plus, some they've already lost — back to the fold. As evinced by the strong support they are offering, global mobile operators also hold this hope — whether it's RIM, Microsoft, or even an upstart platform like Tizen or Sailfish, carriers seek a third strong ecosystem alternative to the Apple and Google behemoths. Their true commitment to RIM will come in the form of opening their wallets and marketing these new devices.
What should CIOs do? Those who have already bailed on RIM and ditched their BES need not revisit that decision unless their employees beat down their door — you know, like they did for the iPhone. But those with BES still in place should take RIM up on their "fly us" offer, upgrade it to handle BB10, and take advantage of its multiplatform MDM support. Then see if BlackBerry Balance pays its promised dividend for both the company and employees — but, absent compelling regulatory restrictions, stick with BYOD and let the employees vote for BB10 with their own wallets.


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Domestic budget carriers SpiceJet, Indigo and GoAir on Tuesday rolled out another sale offer with fares starting from Rs 1,699 for a limited period on domestic routes.
The travel period for the three-day sale, which commences from Tuesday, will remain valid between August 18 and September 30.
"Indian travellers have reason to rejoice this monsoon season with a new airfare sale valid for closer dates of travel - August and September this year. SpiceJet has announced fares starting Rs 1,999, while Indigo sales start at Rs 1,699 for select sectors," travel portal MakeMyTrip co-founder and chief executive for India Rajesh Magow said.
With popular destinations such as Goa, Guwahati, Port Blair, Dharamshala, Udaipur, Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi being served under these promotions, MakeMyTrip expects travellers to make use of this limited-period offer, he said.
There is good news for international travellers, too, as SpiceJet has announced introductory fares to Kathmandu from Bagdogra and Kolkata starting August 13 for the first 1,000 seats on a first come-first served basis, he said.
The fresh sale offer by the low-cost carriers for flights across sectors is aimed at boosting travel during the lean period between the long weekends in August and October on account of Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti holidays," Yatra.com president Shara Dhull said.
This is an excellent offer for someone who wants to take a quick break before the high fares of the festive season, he said.
Domestic carriers are on low fares spree, starting this January with the Chennai-headquartered SpiceJet first announcing an up to 50 per cent discount to beat the lean season at that time and also mop up cash for working capital.
The move was followed by other domestic carriers, including the full service airlines Air India and Jet Airways.
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New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra has confirmed all of its staff are safe following the collapse earlier today (16 September) of a raw milk silo at its Edendale milk processing plant.
Fonterra said the cause of the incident was still under investigation. However, COO of global operations Robert Spurway said: “Our teams were able to quickly confirm that all of our people were accounted for, which is always our first priority in any unexpected event.”
Spurway said the silo, one of about 100 on site and representing “less than 10%” of Edendale’s total capacity for raw milk storage, “appeared to have failed and the subsequent collapse damaged a nearby pipebridge”.
“Whilst some of the damage may take several weeks to repair, the situation is under control and we are now working to get the plant back up and running as normal,” Spurway said.
Fonterra said there could be “some temporary impact on milk collection in the Southland region” but it would keep affected farmers informed.
Fonterra’s Edendale plant has been in operation for more than 130 years. The facility has a daily peak milk processing capacity of 15 million litres.
Last month, Fonterra said it had reduced the lead-time for UHT products exported to China by 70%, a move that would enable the co-operative to highlight the “freshness” of its long-life milk products in the country.


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It's been eight consecutive quarters of falling sales, and stockholders are fed up. If Marks & Spencer's management don't get a product moving that changes the trends, the fashion industry giant is in serious trouble and the stockholders know it. Hope is not lost, however, and the fashion retailer's management is shelling out new ranges with great prospects in the hopes of avoiding that dreaded ninth and possibly final quarter.
British retailer Marks & Spencer posted an eighth consecutive quarterly fall in underlying sales of clothing, piling pressure on management to deliver a swift turnaround when new ranges start hitting the shops this month.
Chief Executive Marc Bolland, who later on Tuesday will face shareholders angered by two years of falling profit at the firm's annual meeting at London's Wembley Stadium, is pinning his hopes on a new clothing strategy based on more stylish and higher-quality garments.
Autumn/winter ranges were unveiled in May by his new general merchandise team, led by former M&S food boss John Dixon, and received mostly positive reviews from analysts and the fashion press. (Read More)


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Ufone hasn’t officially announced anything on this yet.
According to information we have got, and confirmed with multiple sources, Amir Pasha will head Ufone’s Public Relation department and will report to Mr. Akbar Khan, Chief Marketing Officer at Ufone.
Amir Pasha, PR & CSR Manager of ZONG had been working at CMPak Limited for last four years.
Amir has 11 years of diverse experience in the field of PR and Media and has previously worked as Manager PR at Mobilink. He has also served Communication Research Strategies (PVT) Ltd, and Haidri Beverages (PEPSI) Co. Ltd.
Mr. Pasha’s core responsibilities at Zong included looking after the company and brand image enhancement and disseminating official information related to the company to all stakeholders, especially the media.


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•UPDATE BELOW• PITSEA’S new market will open tomorrow as the regeneration of the town continues.
The market will be on the site of the former Railway pub, in High Road, and will feature 80 new stalls, selling everything from fruit and vegetables to meat and fish stall, fashion and gifts.
The £30million improvement has been under construction since March 2013 as a new Morrisons superstore and Aldi prepare to open.
The market site has been under construction for the past ten months and will offer a huge boost to local traders, who have been suffering since building works has been going on.
THE new-and-improved Pitsea market is finally open for business.
Punters flocked to the new market site, in London Road, on Wednesday as the town’s regeneration took its next step forward.
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Vodafone's email closure may just show the internet's growing up.
The telco's shutting down more than 200-thousand accounts across Vodafone, Paradise, Clear and ihug domains.
Vodafone Consumer Director Matt Williams says they're following the global trend towards cloud-based email services.
"It's clear that the email business has become more specialised and these global players like Google and Microsoft they are really good at this."
Persistent spam problems have helped the closure.
Vodafone Consumer Director Matt Williams says the 20-year-old email services aren't exactly state-of-the-art.
"Customers for example are receiving a lot of spam, it's clear that we're being targeted by some spammers and as a result of that we have had our customers contacting us and, frankly, complaining about our service."
Customers will be given a free auto-forwarding service so all their emails can be sent to another address.
Internet NZ's Jordan Carter says Vodafone's customers won't be left stranded.
"Compared with 10 or 15 years ago there are now reliable and easy to use email options that don't tie you to a particular ISP."


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Retaining positions: what results KOS ended 2020 with
In 2020, the demand on key markets with products of Kazanorgsintez PJSC was approximately 30% depending on the sphere of application, besides quarantine-related restrictions, the enterprise had to cope with stiffer competition — large-tonnage polymer manufacturers reached full capacity. Despite all the factors, KOS managed to retain positions at B+ and B in Long Term/Short Term Issuer Default Rating respectively. One of the largest Russian ethylene polymer and co-polymer manufacturers reported on this in its report for the fourth quarter last year.
Influence of the pandemic
In the first six months, quarantine-related restrictions seriously influenced the sector. As Market Report analytic agency informs, the demand for KOS products on key markets was 30% depending on the sector they were used in. The restrictions led to a situation in which the oil and gas sector faced a surplus in oil supply.
This entailed a fall in world oil rates to negative digits. The demand recovered in the second half of the year thanks to the introduction of new limits on production and data on a reduction of reserves.
Nevertheless, the numbers in December 2020 didn’t anyway reach January’s level: the plunge in major oil brands from last January to December totalled 18% on average. The fall in oil rates caused correlation in prices for petrochemical derivates and organic chemicals.
The decrease in oil price caused a change in the rate of key currencies: from January to December 2020, the rise in the dollar-euro and euro-ruble grew by 25% on average. The change in the currency rate directly influences the activity of Russian manufacturers in pricing for domestic and export supplies of petrochemical products.
Moreover, the chemical mogul had to compete with new large-tonnage polymer producers. After their launch of full capacities, the amount of key Russian polymer products exceeded consumption in the domestic market by 39%.
“A considerable part of the demand for polymers is provided by the production of basic goods that demonstrate stable demand even during economic decline. The stability was partly provided by a rise in demand for polymers from the pharmaceutical industry and the production of medical commodities there was an explosive growth for during the pandemic. For instance, different kinds of protective suits for doctors. At the same time, there was a sudden fall in demand for some types of products from such severely affected industries as automotive engineering. This especially applies to synthetic rubber production. However, demand from the most hit sectors also started to recover in the second half of the year,” analyses Director of ACRA corporate ratings agency Vasily Tanurkov.
The work amid the competition continued throughout 2020. Nevertheless, Kazanorgsintez holds one of the leading positions in its segment. It is the only enterprise in CIS countries making granulated polycarbonate. It the second company to make high- and low-density polyethylene. Moreover, the introduction of modern technologies makes KOS competitive.
For instance, the company plans to make a steam gas unit that will have its own power capacities for further development of the enterprise. Germany’s Siemens concern will deal with constructions works. The 250 MW gas turbine will have the latest technology allowing using blow-off gas to generate power excluding that they will be burnt in the atmosphere.
“We plan to save around 2 billion rubles every year by decreasing the prime cost of electrical energy. Of course, the turbine is necessary to provide energy and process safety. The enterprise will constantly generate electrical energy,” Kazanorgsintez PJSC Director General Farid Minigulov said when signing the agreement with the German company.
With the use of state-of-the-art materials, a polyethylene vinyl acetate plant will be built on the territory of the chemical giant. The project will allow replacing obsolete equipment and increasing the output. Sumitomo Chemical from Japan, which is a part of Sumitomo Group, will be the licenser. It is one of the largest and oldest financial and industrial groups in Japan.
Only the most qualified personnel is allowed to work with the new technology. 8,266 people work in KOS plants, their average salary is 59,697 rubles. 98,692 rubles were spent last year on social payouts.
In 2020, the enterprise also managed to retain its positions at B+ and B in Long Term/Short Term Issuer Default Rating. The outlook is stable. Fitch Ratings reconsidered the Issuer Default Rating last time last 17 March. The company’s market capitalisation is 146 trillion rubles.
Kazanorgsintez PJSC continued cooperating with companies around the world despite the pandemic. In 2020, KOS supplied products to 31 countries. The company exported 19% of the goods (in terms of value), moreover the main currency of export revenue — US dollar — accounted for 12% of the general realisation. The enterprise had to deal with exports in the uneasy conditions:
“At the peak of restrictions, manufacturers faced difficulties with shipping to foreign markets due to problems with logistics: a deficit of containers, a fall in the availability of lorries, longer delivery of goods due to delays on borders and in ports, interruption or suspension of domestic logistics in some countries and regions. The cost of freight at the height of the pandemic increased, it doubled in some places,” explains leading expert of HSE NRU’s Development Centre Anna Volkova.


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All Thursday farmers' markets will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving this week, but the Downtown Anaheim farmers' market will have a special session on Wednesday, November 24 from noon to 7 p.m. The vendor list is slightly light, but you should be able to stock up if you can't get to the normal Wednesday markets in Tustin or Westminster. In addition, the OC Food Truck (yes, that's its name) will be there, a week after its début.
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Woolworths’ new CEO unveils his growth strategy
Newly appointed CEO of Australian retail giant Woolworths Limited, Grant O’ Brien, has unveiled a multi-pronged strategy to expand the company’s operations in Australia.
In a series of media statements, the company announced plans to create 10,000 new retail jobs before the current financial year ends, as well as a five-year plan to double sales of Woolworths supermarkets’ own brand products.
According to the statements, Woolworths plans to open 39 new supermarkets, seven new BIG Ws and 15 new Masters Home Improvement stores before the end of the financial year.
Speaking at an investor briefing on Wednesday 2 November 2011, Woolworths Limited’s CEO Grant O’Brien said, “The increase in store openings is indicative of Woolworths’ strong focus on building a long term pipeline of properties so it can deliver convenience, range, quality and value to more customers.”
Plan to double Woolworths supermarkets’ own brand sales
At the briefing, Woolworths’ Managing Director of Australian Supermarkets, Tjeerd Jegen announced plans to double Woolworths’ own brand sales by offering more products and lower prices. Mr Jegen said the plan reflects a “growing demand for value and quality”. He said that Woolworths substantially lagged behind other international retailers in terms of the proportion of own brand sales.
Woolworths’ Homebrand has approximately 850 products. Its mid-range, mass market Select brand carries approximately 1,000 products and its health and wellbeing brand, Macro, encompasses approximately 400 organic, gluten free and ‘good for you’ lines.
Mr Jegen said, “Customers tell us that, whilst they enjoy getting the broad choice of brands at Woolworths, they also appreciate the fact that own brands inject additional competition into the grocery sector by offering the same or better quality as national brands but at a cheaper price.”
Renewed focus on online shopping
Woolworths Limited also signalled its intention to capitalise on Australia’s growing demand for online shopping.
Mr O’ Brien outlined the opportunities presented by multi‐channel retail, outlining Woolworths’ plan to “leverage its bricks and mortar retail strength, Everyday Rewards data and supply chain expertise”. He said that under Woolworths’ incoming Director of Multi‐Channel Operations, Penny Winn, the company will strengthen its focus on online and drive the business towards future growth.”
Dick Smith business under strategic review
Mr O’Brien also announced a strategic review of its Dick Smith consumer electronics business. He said that consumer electronics, as a retail category has been experiencing significant challenges, particularly in relation to tightened customer spending on discretionary products, category deflation and the effects of the high Australian dollar.
“Dick Smith is a strong brand which has performed well relative to some of its competitors, but we need to make sure we are deriving the best possible value from the business. Woolworths Limited intends to report further on the review at its half year results in February 2012,” Mr O’Brien said.
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Upbeat Huawei passing 'darkest zone' with record-high research spending
Huawei Technologies posted 76 percent net profit growth last year, despite challenges such as the United States tech sanctions and the COVID-19 pandemic, the tech giant said on Monday.
The company's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who was detained in Canada for almost three years, spoke at the Huawei conference, her first public appearance since returning to China in September last year.
Huawei said it will increase research and development investment significantly, including recruiting 10,000 new employees this year.
In 2021, Huawei posted revenue of 636.8 billion yuan (US$99.5 billion), compared with 891.4 billion yuan in 2020. Net profit reached 113.7 billion yuan, jumping 75.9 percent year on year.
Huawei is passing "the darkest zone," Meng said, adding that "we have become more united."
Despite a revenue slump in 2021, Huawei's ability to make profit and generate cash flow is increasing, making it more capable of dealing with uncertainty, she added.
The company's R&D expenditure hit a record-high 142.7 billion yuan last year, representing 22.4 percent of its total revenue.
But Huawei admitted it is facing challenges due to the COVID-19 outbreak and US tech sanctions, which have impacted its consumer business for smartphones, tablets and other devices.
The sanctions have made it difficult for Huawei to obtain chips and key components it requires for some businesses.
Instead, Huawei has invested more in other sectors like cloud and software as well as emerging sectors like autonomous driving. It has also developed its own operating system HarmonyOS.
Research and talent expansion plans
In the past two years, Huawei has recruited more than 26,000 employees. In 2022, it plans to hire 10,000 more staff, said Guo Ping, Huawei's rotating chairman.
Talent, scientific research and innovation spirit are three key sectors that Huawei will depend on to survive and "reshape the ICT (information, communication and technology) industry," Guo added.
In the past five years, Huawei has a had huge lead over other Chinese firms in terms of invention patents granted. It is followed by OPPO, BOE, State Grid and TSMC, according to PatSnap, a third-party patent consulting firm.
In 2021, Huawei's research spending accounted for 22 percent of its revenue, compared with 13.2 percent in 2013. This means that Huawei's research spending is not "constrained by revenue or profit," Meng pointed out.
Huawei's total R&D expenditure over the past decade totaled more than 845 billion yuan, the company revealed.
Return of Meng
Meng, born in 1972, was arbitrarily detained by Canadian authorities at Vancouver International Airport on December 1, 2018, in response to a US extradition request.
Facts have proven that the targeting of Meng was a case of political persecution aiming to suppress Chinese high-tech companies.
After being detained in Canada for 34 months, she returned to China in September. Millions of Chinese netizens welcomed Meng's return, as crowds greeted her at Shenzhen airport, according to media reports.
Monday was her first public appearance since retaking the CFO's role at Huawei.
During the conference, Meng quoted a Chinese proverb to describe her feeling: "One day in the middle of the cave, thousands of years in the world" (洞中方一日,世上已千年)
"I am trying to catch up with the rapid change and development," she told the conference.


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Nudity is still allowed as long as it's artistic, educational or a documentary
Keep those sexy videos to yourself, because Twitter has made porn a no-no on Vine.
According to the
, Twitter -- which owns the social video service Vine -- has changed its rules and terms of service this week, including a ban on sexually-explicit videos.
The rules state that videos of sex acts (whether they're alone, with other people or with objects) are forbidden. That includes sexually explicit animations.
However, nudity is still allowed as long as it's artistic, educational or a documentary. Even sexually suggestive content is welcome, but only if it's clothed.
Twitter will rely on Vine users to report sexually explicit content rather than policing the site. Those who are flagged for sexual content can have their accounts suspended until the content is removed.
But Twitter is already contacting Vine users with existing sexual content, which was posted before the rules changed. The company is seeking mass removal of any pornographic content, or users have the option to move their sexy videos to a new tool created by Twitter. This tool is only available to users to posted porn before the change in rules.
Vine is a video-sharing service that allows Twitter and Vine users to share short video clips with one another. The minimum age for using Vine, according to Twitter, is 17 years old.
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OnePlus released the OxygenOS Open Beta 4 update for the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro last week, and now it is rolling out a new software update (OxygenOS 22.214.171.124) for non-beta users of the Snapdragon 865-powered smartphones.
The new build brings November 2020 Android security patch to the OnePlus 8 duo while improving the stability of communication functions and optimizing the split-screen app experience.
Additionally, OxygenOS 126.96.36.199 brings optimizations for improved battery life and includes tons of bug fixes. You can check out the complete changelog below for all the details.
- Optimized the experience with a split-screen of apps
- Further optimized system power consumption and increase battery life
- Fixed the small probability issue that expanded screenshot may stop working
- Fixed the issue that cache is not deleted after uninstalling apps
- Fixed the issue that the screen may flash when using fingerprint unlock
- Fixed the issue that Horizon light is not activated normally
- Fixed the small probability issue that NFC can not be turned on
- Fixed the small probability issue that Parallel Apps can not be turned on
- Fixed the small probability issue that the fan of the Warp Charge 30 Wireless Charger may not work
- Fixed the issue that Play Store could not install the app
- Updated Android security patch to 2020.11
- Fixed the small probability issue that network interruption issue in some apps
- Improve the stability of communication functions
The new update weighs around 270MB in size, and as always, OnePlus is seeding it to a small percentage of users right now, and a broader rollout will commence in a few days.


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Berlin-based online food delivery platform foodpanda has raised $20 million in funding from a group of investors including Phenomen Ventures. The new investment marks the company's third round of funding in the past year, following a $20 million raise in May 2013 and an $8 million raise in September 2013. With the new capital, the company is aiming to continue its global ambitions and roll out to over 40 markets by the end of 1Q. foodpanda currently operates in four continents: Europe, Asia, South America and Africa.
The online marketplace helps restaurants increase delivery sales through online and mobile platforms and provides them with constantly evolving technology and analytics. Customers can choose their favorite meal online and foodpanda processes the order directly to the restaurant, which delivers the meal to the customer. foodpanda is partners with over 22,000 restaurants worldwide.


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Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii to Attend Anime Expo
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The official website for Anime Expo announced on Thursday that Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii will be a guest at this year's event. Horii will participate in autograph sessions throughout the weekend. Square Enix is hosting his appearance, along with a playable demo of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.
Horii was born in 1954 in Hyogo, Japan, and he won a game programming contest from Enix in 1982. The first Dragon Quest game debuted in 1986. The collective Dragon Quest series has since sold 76 million units worldwide.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age will launch for both PS4 and PC via Steam in North America and Europe on September 4. The game shipped in Japan for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 3DS on July 29.
This year's Anime Expo will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 5 to July 8, with a pre-show event on July 4.
Source: Anime Expo website


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With many major food producing countries experiencing a decline in cereal production in 2018, there are fears that the world could face a looming shortage of key food commodities. That fear is misplaced, however, due to the large volume of food commodities that have been stockpiled over the past five years. While most of those supplies are located in China, which is unlikely to release them to the global market, there will still be ample food stocks available to meet global demand in the near term. Looking further ahead, however, a second consecutive year of poor growing conditions could result in food shortages in import-dependent markets, such as Indonesia and Egypt.
- For the first time in five years, global cereal stockpiles are expected to decline as a result of poor growing conditions in major cereal-producing regions.
- Suggestions that the current situation, wherein the utilisation of cereal crops exceeds annual production, will lead to a global food crisis are premature. A similar situation occurred in 2012-13, which encouraged increased production in following years.
- Record cereal stockpiles, which have consistently increased over the past five years, will prevent a global food crisis from occurring, at least in the short term.
- In the long term, a second consecutive year of adverse growing conditions could see an increase in global food insecurity. Increased production in the Black Sea region and rising commodity prices, however, are likely to avert a global food crisis.